WARRIOR VS UNDEFEATED Gervonta Davis vs Isaac Cruz | BOXING Fight, Highlights

...the popular and the exciting challenger, Isak Pitbull Crew! Across the ring in the blue corner, the defending champion, the hard-hitting, current, reigning, defending, and undefeated, Gervonta Jake Davis! Protect yourselves at all times. Listen to my commands. Touch them up. Back to your corner, gentlemen. The bell round one. Davis with eight first-round knockouts, last one against Hugo Ruiz in February 2019. And Carson, California's Crews already lands a left hand for Crews fighting the lefty Davis. One thing you have to like about what Crews has done is at least he came out and stayed true to the first thing he did. So it shows you at least that moment didn't intimidate you. You know, just as we thought the fight was going to start off, you know, Crews pressuring, Crews trying to get in his punches in. But Davis, you know, Davis just being the smarter fighter, collecting data. We would have thought in this crowd and obviously there's a lot of Gervonta Davis supporters here. Across the country. Yeah. Knowing what he has, knowing what he's capable of doing inside the ring and he's doing it so in this first round. The head movement is important for him. And you know, Davis. And when I mentioned Santa Cruz being previously undefeated, he had never been stopped is what I meant to say. Thank you very much. Davis with the right hand and Crews unloading on Davis and Davis again. And referee rolling in a slip. Plenty of drama in the first round. 15,850 have sold out Staples Center on a Sunday night. For Gervonta Tank Davis against Isak Cruz. Because David, you know, he's really smart in finding openings. And much like his mentor Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gervonta Davis spends the first few rounds downloading that data and then goes to work. And while he's been forced. And we talked about Davis collecting data and he shows it, you know, he's a guy now he's not throwing much punches. Oh man. This whole building is waiting for one of those uppercuts to land by Davis. They are waiting for the uppercut to detonate so they can explode. 30 seconds left here in the second round. Davis good. Aversion to those punches getting out of range with his head movement. Coming off the fight against Bartosz with his tallest. And there Davis launches a left and Cruz along the ropes going to the body. Those moments we look here, it cranks up that left uppercut, it kind of bounces. We heard from both Calvin Ford and Barry Hunter in Davis's corner. Hunter co-training Davis along with Calvin Ford. Davis said Ford was the light he needed as a child. Yeah, he's a big influence on. And he saw Cruz showing Abner that he is not at all intimidated by the. The fighter that is Gervonta tap Davis and all the highlights that he's put together. Davis avoids a sweeping left hook. Davis going to the body with a lightning quick combination. He is, but you got to give it to Davis too. We talked about him having trouble. Barry Hunter wanted the jab for him and Davis, he hasn't gotten that on track as much as he would like probably. Left uppercut right hook combination by Davis looked good in the corner. Proved that he could carry the power up to 140 late into the fight against Mario Barrios. Under 30 left here in round three. Yeah, and he needed that knock out. As Cruz doing what he has to do, has to make it rough and tumble, disrupt the rhythm. Let's bring in Steve Farhood. Calvin Ford instructing Davis to quote, protect my tone. That being Davis's head. And you know, you talk about power, but it's his timing, the reflexes, the speed. And you know, it's worth noting that, you know, Davis is showing a lot of movement in boxing. Cruz has had problems with that in recent fights. He's won the fights, but has had a problem with lateral movement when he's facing it. Cruz is doing a good job of going downstairs, even when Davis is on the move. And that's a little surprising. He catches Davis with a jab as Davis, a minute and a half left here in the fourth. Cruz has had a nice start, though, to this fourth round. Even while Davis boxes, Cruz is able to get some things in. And a left uppercut tagging Cruz on the jaw. Shoulder strike in the clinch. For good measure by Davis. Oh, and there's that left uppercut again. And Cruz wearing it well so far. Yeah, so far. And you know, I got caught saying when... Right to the body by Cruz, trying to keep Davis from using his lateral movement. And Davis now popping the left. There's a right hook and a check hook by Davis at the end of the round. Davis trying to get those uppercuts in. And here he winds up with one. And there, as that punch gets in. And he tried to come back. Bell, round five. Esau Cruz Sr. fought champions Vernon Forreston Jr. Winner. Cruz's grandfather, Mimo Cruz, beat world champs Pepino Cuevas and Alfredo. Escalero, his older brother Diego, is active. So, I wonder what round will Davis change the tempo. We saw it against Leo Santa Cruz. You know, Leo was backing Davis back. So far, oh, now a right uppercut by Cruz. So far, 15 body punches landed by Cruz to seven for Davis. So, Cruz has gotten some work done downstairs for sure. And that straight left has been effective. Yeah, he's landing it really well. And that is a punch that he knocked down Barrios with it. Doesn't want Davis to wrestle with Cruz. Let him go on the clinch. I also want to point out, Davis got a lot of new tattoos now. By Cruz, and then the left uppercut on the inside by Davis. And that chopping straight left again scores upstairs. And now the speed of Davis on display. And good defense, head movement, accuracy. Great round for Gervonta Davis as we head to round number six at Staples L.A. Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Ending and then doing what we've seen his promote schedule for 12. Even though Cruz had five weeks notice for this fight, he was training already, as you pointed out, for a 10 rounder on this card. So, they feel like. They begin round six by throwing heavy leather. And there's a sniper-like straight left hand by Davis. And a right hand by. Well, Davis was right there. Yeah. Gave him the opportunity to see if we see a little bit of more balling from Cruz. I know we haven't because Davis has been doing the angles, working angles really well, not giving Cruz more compact punches. And has been doing that better in recent fights. But in this one, he's done a very good job of that. Right hook by Davis. And then the exit. I like what Davis is doing. Also, he's standing right in the center of the ring. Using the center of the ring a little bit more. We're just waiting for Cruz to make a mistake. Lead right hook by. Davis has landed many, many uppercuts, but yet not the right one. A clean uppercut. Now, Davis working from range, looking to use the angles and the jab as we head to the second half of this 12 round affair. Here's where he gets through it. That's that short right hand. Thought it was there for him. And then later on in the round. Seven of Gervonta Davis 24 knockouts have come past the fifth round for Isak Cruz. He has two KOs. He's often gone the distance now that he's moved up to a different level of competition. Let's go to Steve Foreman for his unofficial scores. The which shots are the more effective shots? I think Davis's left hand has been the more effective punch. I have him ahead four rounds to two. On cue. 58-56. Oh, nice counter left hand, but his right uppercut's on the inside. You're right after bringing the fight to Gervonta Tank Davis in round seven. Cruz is committed to that body work. You know, you got to give him credit for knowing that's a big part of his game plan. Davis has downloaded the data and he's almost freezing Cruz now with these shots. They're all set on punches and setting up his punches really well. And the head movement of Cruz lasts now. Mike Cruz goes to the body with the right. Great round for Gervonta Tank Davis as we go to round eight. Well, some uppercuts are getting there and this one got there. A very Davis straight left and then he comes right with that right hooks. Against Tank Davis, Mexico's Herman Mraz in 2014. He's still active. 64 wins, 59 losses, three draws. And what a journey this fight is proving to be as we are in round number eight. Davis targeting the head of Cruz. Cruz using a little more head movement and putting it on Cruz. Fans standing on their feet again. Anytime we see a surge in the offense of Gervonta Tank Davis. They feel like something's coming and why not? It often does with Davis. Davis trying to blind Cruz with the jab before delivering that lethal. Yeah, really disciplined in this fight. Davis showing us, showcasing really different, a variety of combinations of boxing skills. Choosing his punches well. I mean, icing on the cake for tonight will be just a knockout. Final 30 seconds of the eighth. Cruz delivering some uppercuts. They wrestle again at the ropes. There's been a lot of wrestling, a lot of grappling. As we head to round nine in the uppercut by Cruz. He says, you can do it. I can do it. Reminded us and told us, guess what? I'm not just a big power puncher in this round. And there he rips a uppercut right to the body. Mayweather so good as we begin round number nine. Davis's secondary title at 135 pounds. But it's Davis that lands out in sweeping left. And Cruz hasn't shown signs of him being hurt in any, in any given time. Not at all. He keeps coming. He keeps looking for that fight to make a strong case that Cruz won that last round. And Davis doing some really good work here from distance. That tonight, not by a lot, but a little bit. Under a minute left here in round number nine. And the key thing for Davis is he stayed off the ropes where Cruz can kind of pin in there and work the body. Lead left scores for Davis. 30 seconds left in the ninth. Very low right hand by Cruz. He's thrown some south of the border. A few more of those, he might get a warning. Left lands for Davis. Listen for the bell, gentlemen. Davis in that last round, you know, we talk about the variety. People don't always associate with him, but he can punch very well in combination. Round number 10. It's amazing when you have a power puncher like Davis. Last time he competed in this weight class, he scored a knockout in the 12th and final. As we pointed out, when he stepped up against better competition, he started going the distance for the last five fights. So he hasn't shown that power, as you point out later in the fight. And it's fascinating how Cruz only picks certain spots where he wants to jab his way in. Oh my, wow. Going to the body and a flurry of punches from Isak Cruz. But Gervonta Dank Davis takes a step back, resets, paused with the jab. Right hook lands for Davis. And the championship rounds are straight ahead as Cruz goes back to the body. Davis early in that round did some great work with the right hook. He's just having a pretty good round. Legendary Mexican champion Julio Cesar Chavez told Isak Cruz, he has the courage needed to defeat Gervonta Dank Davis. Being right by Cruz and our unofficial scorer, Steve Farhood, as Cruz. Also a fight where Gamboa fought with a rupture to kill his tendons in the second round. Staggering that he was able to get through that. It is getting to be that. His patience is starting to pay off. Yeah, he never took the power from the metal. He just kept going and kept going. And now, you know, he's got he's got some close rounds. Close one. Let's just put a bell, gentlemen. Time right there, let's go. Can Cesar play down the 11th? Yes, you can do it for Isak Cruz. And he's got to go out there and just let his hands go. This is the last round. Maybe a case of Davis just wanting to continue out. That sweet looking lead right uppercut by Davis. But you're right, Al, that left hand is not being used. Oh, Gervonta, injured his hand. Cruz took a lot of shots with that hand. Yeah, but I gotta say, uncomfortable. He's been wincing, now utilizing his footwork. And he's become a one-handed fighter, that right hand. But it is delivering dividends. The jab and Cruz unable. A minute left, 12th and final round. Davis has done a very good job of boxing here in this round. And we assume that left is hurt. He hasn't thrown it. And he's done a very good job. Putting on a sweet display of the sweet science, which you know will make his mentor, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Happy, although, again, we'll have to wait and see. The crowd at Staples Center enjoying the Dave scene. Even more difficult moments for Davis in that last round where he went down. In favor of the winner, Gervonta T. Davis.